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SERJ TANKIAN, TOM MORELLO, CHUCK BILLY, ALEXI LAIHO, RUDY SARZO Featured On RANDY RHOADS Tribute Album

One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads — best known for his work with OZZY OSBOURNE and QUIET RIOT — will be celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of "Immortal Randy Rhoads - The Ultimate Tribute" on March 3, 2015 via UDR ...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Says 'There Has Been Talk' About Making New Studio Album

During a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, singer Serj Tankian was asked if he and his SYSTEM OF A DOWN bandmates are talking about making a new album at some point in the near future. "There has been talk, and we are going to play this [upcoming U.S.] tour, come back and we're ...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Commemorate 100th Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide With 'Wake Up The Souls' Tour

April 24, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, an attempted extermination of the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire. A century later, the members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN refuse to let the victims and lessons learned be forgotten. On April 10, 2015, they'll commemorate the Genoci...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN, DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Contribute To Benefit Album For Gaza Relief

A diverse group of famed musicians, including Peter Gabriel, THE POLICE's Stewart Copeland, Rick Allen of DEF LEPPARD, SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian and Grammy Award-winning opera singer Sasha Cooke, have come together for a first-of-its-kind benefit album to deliver urgent humanitarian aid...

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Video: AMEN Performs New Song At KNOTFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of AMEN, the band led by frontman Casey Chaos, performing a brand new song on October 25 at Knotfest in Devore, California can be seen below. Sitting in on drums at the show was former SOULFLY and current STONE SOUR sticksman Roy Mayorga. AMEN recently recorded a new album w...

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SERJ TANKIAN's Collaboration With Dance Music Pioneer BENNY BENASSI Available For Streaming

"Shooting Helicopters", SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's collaboration with Italian electro house institution Benny Benassi, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The song was released last month via Ultra Music. According to a press-release, "what you have with 'Shooting Helico...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN To Guest On New AVICII Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Avicii is hitting up the rock world for collaborations on his upcoming album. The DJ is recording tracks with SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian, GREEN DAY's Billie Joe Armstrong, and INCUBUS' Mike Einziger. Einzinger, who worked on Avicii's last album as well, recently...

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SERJ TANKIAN: 'It's Time To End This Misery Known As The Israeli Occupation Of Gaza And The West Bank'

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN) has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "It's time to end this misery known as the Israeli Occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. [The song] 'Occupied Tears', from my solo record 'Har...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist SHAVO ODADJIAN To Appear In '37: A Final Promise' Film

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian will make an appearance in the upcoming film "37: A Final Promise", which is set for theatrical and VOD release on August 8 by Gravitas Ventures. Odadjian as a small role in the movie as a pot-smoking preacher/rock star. Based on the Guy Blews memoir "How Ange...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN: 'It's Been Way Too Long Since We've Made An Album'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan says that he is "not really happy with where the band is right now" with respect to the group's creative process and admits that he and his bandmates still have "a lot of issues, things we just have to work out" before they can begin making a new ...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer JOHN DOLMAYAN Launches All-Star Project THESE GREY MEN

John Dolmayan, drummer for Grammy-winning alt-rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN, launched a Kickstarter campaign today for THESE GREY MEN, a project that will produce a star-studded covers album and tour. The album will include new renditions of songs by artists such as RADIOHEAD, OUTKAST, DAVID BOWIE and...

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Once known as VISA (assumedly changed by objection from a certain credit card carrier),the L.A. based VIZA have made a powerful ally in the form of Serj Tankian. Their crafty blending of Greek and Armenian roots into wavering rock and punk modes often rings of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, which has likely hel...

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SERJ TANKIAN: 'Most People In America Don't Read'

David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News recently conducted an interview with SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian. You can now watch the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow. 3 News: Are you looking forward to the Christchurch show? Tankian: I am looking forward to it very ...

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AMEN's CASEY CHAOS: 'It Just Seemed Like Perfect Timing' For Band To Come Back

Los Angeles "punk" band AMEN, led by the enigmatic, energetic, and perennially self-destructive frontman Casey Chaos, will reform for a one-off performance at this year's fan-funded festival Alt-Fest. Scheduled to take place August 15-17 at Boughton Estate, Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdo...

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Reactivated AMEN Confirmed For U.K.'s ALT-FEST

Los Angeles "punk" band AMEN, led by the enigmatic, energetic, and perennially self-destructive frontman Casey Chaos, will reform for a one-off performance at this year's Alt-Fest. Scheduled to take place August 15-17 at Boughton Estate, Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, Alt-Fest will fea...